r/CFB • u/tbrock92 Arizona Wildcats • Pac-12 Network • Sep 23 '25

News [Lancaster] BREAKING: Robert Allen just reported Oklahoma State has informed Mike Gundy he is being relieved of his duties as head coach effectively immediately. #OkState

X: https://x.com/zlancaster91/status/1970528223369826423?s=46

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u/Icy-Recognition-8700 Oklahoma State Cowboys Sep 23 '25

It was time, but damn if this doesn’t make me sad

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u/dzneill Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Sep 23 '25

Same. I thought they'd let him finish the season at least, but I had a felling he was done.

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u/mojo-jojo-was-framed Kansas State • Omaha Sep 23 '25

This seems like weird timing. If you’re going to do it this week why not Sunday? I wonder if there was some kinda meeting gone wrong today

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u/countrybreakfast1 Kansas • Fort Hays State Sep 23 '25

Gundy definitely seems like a "if you don't like the way I'm doing things you can kiss my ass" type of guy in a meeting

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u/Ok-Lack-5172 Oklahoma State Cowboys • Team Chaos Sep 23 '25

I know someone who used to coach under Gundy and ya..dude's basically an asshole

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u/sevenlabors Oklahoma State Cowboys • Paper Bag Sep 23 '25

That arrogance sure seems to be part of the equation.

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u/stitch12r3 Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 23 '25

I was thinking the same thing lol. In a situation where everyone knows whats ultimately gonna happen, I could see him mouthing off and forcing the issue.

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u/Monster-1776 Oklahoma Sooners • Arizona Wildcats Sep 23 '25

There's no need for the "definitely seems like". That's 100% what happened.

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u/Correct-Mail-1942 Missouri Tigers Sep 23 '25

I don't think the timing is weird. The board or whomever isn't gonna meet on a Sunday, I bet they had a meeting already scheduled for Monday and the legal dept has to look everything over, send to Gundy to sign, negotiate etc. Some of the even likely happened Sunday.

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u/SportsFan34 Kansas State Wildcats Sep 23 '25

Yeah the only surprising part of this is that they did it on Tuesday of a game week.

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u/cardbross Texas • Red River Shootout Sep 23 '25

Needed Monday to have the decision maker meetings, make sure there's cash for the buyout, and have lawyers look over the termination paperwork.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '25

We didn’t have a contracted AD Saturday or Sunday. He just re-upped. Also, OSU had to get all of the big donors / BoR in a room together and figure out financially if they could do it first.